Jane Westerlund Owns a Picture-Framing Store,The Caplow Co

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Jane Westerlund owns a picture-framing store,The Caplow Co.The average price she receives for a framed picture is $120.This price must cover her costs for a typical framed picture,which consists of $5 for glass,$2 for matting,$13 for the frame,and $30 for the labor involved.She must also cover monthly expenses of $1,000 for rent and insurance,$200 for heat and electricity,$500 for advertising,and $3,500 for her salary.Westerlund is considering buying an automatic matte-cutting machine in order to reduce the number of hours of direct labor required to produce a framed picture.In considering this purchase,she should recognize that this purchase will __________ Caplow's variable cost and __________ Caplow's fixed cost.

• A)decrease;increase
• B)decrease;decrease
• C)increase;decrease
• D)increase;increase
• E)have no effect on;decrease

Understand basic principles of heredity and genetics.

Interpret Punnett squares and predict genetic outcomes.

Distinguish between dominant, recessive, codominant, and incomplete dominance inheritance patterns.

Understand the concept of linkage and genetic markers.

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